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Oiketicus cf. kirbyi
Photo take just toady in the early morning this moth case is large as almost 9 cm long spot it on an Acacia tree, the case is made of different debris caterpillar is inside just shout the head out time to time.
It is found in lowlands from Argentina to Mexico and on the Caribbean islands.
Oiketicus kirbyi. It is quite a pest for several crops in the neotropics. Interesting facts: The female has no antennae and no wings, does not leave the bag (!), is neotenic (also known from the Axolotl), meaning the fertilization occurs in the larval-like (but adult) stage of the female (!) by the male which opens the female's bag for mating. The female at the end is very large due to the mass of eggs (some thousands!). At the end the female drops to the ground and dies, the bag and the eggs remains attached on a leaf or little branch. Just some short info about an exciting, strange and complex behaviour! bayucca.
I suggest to take Oiketicus cf. kirbyi as ID, so we are on the safer side. In the meanwhile I am a little bit more careful with this moth.
Wow this is very amazing i never image such a complex nature behavior thanks so much Dominik , is very interesting i will go again to the same tree and see if i get some more shots of this Bagworm.
Psychidae/Bagworms, most probably Oiketicus kirbyi. It is quite a pest for several crops in the neotropics.
Interesting facts: The female has no antennae and no wings, does not leave the bag (!), is neotenic (also known from the Axolotl), meaning the fertilization occurs in the larval-like (but adult) stage of the female (!) by the male which opens the female's bag for mating. The female at the end is very large due to the mass of eggs (some thousands!). At the end the female drops to the ground and dies, the bag and the eggs remains attached on a leaf or little branch. Just some short info about an exciting, strange and complex behaviour!
Spotted on Jul 23, 2012
Submitted on Jul 23, 2012
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